Hywel Dda University Health Board is proud to be part of NHS Wales’s collaboration with Pride Cymru to mark NHS Wales Virtual Pride Week (24 – 30 August), celebrating diversity and inclusion in the NHS workforce and our communities.
NHS Wales Virtual Pride Week runs alongside Pride Cymru’s Big Online Week and there are a number of events that you can get involved with to support LGBTQ+ staff and patients throughout Hywel Dda, whether it be as a member of the ENFYS network or to show your support as an ally.
How about hosting an LGBTea party on Thursday 27th August, at 11am and logging on to Teams to share your celebrations? You could join in with the LGBT film festival night that evening, hosted by the IRIS prize. Maybe you would be interested in listening to the intersectionality and gender diversity panel discussion on the Wednesday, or getting a team together to take part in the LGBT quiz on the Friday night.
The full line up of events for August are:
- Monday 24th – NHS Wales LGBT+ Poetry Booklet and winning poem reading – Poetry Booklet
- Tuesday 25th – NHS Wales Drag Story hour www.dragqueenstoryhour.co.uk – Book here
- Wednesday 26th – Gender Identity Panel Discussion – Book here
- Thursday 27th – LGBTea Time ‘Cuppa & Cake’ discussion session, Join MSTeams Meeting (11am) or Join MSTeams Meeting (3pm), LGBT+ Film Festival, Hosted by Iris Prize (7pm & 9pm), Book here
- Friday 28th – NHS Wales LGBT Quiz Night, Book Here
- Saturday 29th – NHS Wales supports Pride Cymru, Pride Cymru Updates
Anna Bird, Assistant Director of Strategic Partnerships, says, “The Health Board is a long-standing Stonewall Diversity Champion and recently purchased rainbow flags and lanyards for staff, reinforcing the health board’s commitment towards being an LGBT inclusive employer.
“We’re pleased to be working with other organisations across Wales to support Pride Cymru, and hope that our own health board staff will get involved both national events, but also in our own staff network ENFYS.”
ENFYS network says, “This is #YourPride #EichPrideChi. Join in to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate the diversity within our NHS workforce.”
For more information on reserving your place or taking part in any of these events, please email LGBT.historymonth@wales.nhs.uk
If you would like to find out more about the Hywel Dda ENFYS staff network you can follow them on Twitter @HDdaLGBTQ
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Cymerwch ran yn #NHSVirtualPride eleni
Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn falch o fod yn rhan o gydweithrediad GIG Cymru â Pride Cymru i nodi Wythnos Rhithwir Pride GIG Cymru (24 – 30 Awst), gan ddathlu amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant yng ngweithlu’r GIG a’n cymunedau.
Mae Wythnos Rhithwir Pride GIG Cymru yn rhedeg ochr yn ochr ag Wythnos Ar-lein Pride Cymru ac mae yna nifer o ddigwyddiadau y gallwch gymryd rhan ynddynt i gefnogi staff a chleifion LGBTQ + ledled Hywel Dda, boed hynny fel aelod o rwydwaith ENFYS neu i ddangos eich cefnogaeth fel cynghreiriad.
Beth am gynnal parti LGBTea ddydd Iau 27 Awst, am 11am a mewngofnodi i Teams i rannu eich dathliadau? Fe allech chi ymuno â noson gŵyl ffilm LGBT y noson honno, dan ofal gwobr IRIS. Efallai y byddai gennych ddiddordeb mewn gwrando ar y drafodaeth banel croestoriadoldeb ac amrywiaeth rhyw ar y dydd Mercher, neu ddod â thîm at ei gilydd i gymryd rhan yn y cwis LGBT nos Wener.
Y rhestr lawn o ddigwyddiadau ar gyfer mis Awst yw:
- Dydd Llun 24ain – Llyfryn Barddoniaeth LGBT + GIG Cymru a darllen cerdd buddugol – llyfryn barddoniaeth
- Dydd Mawrth 25ain – Amser Stori Drag GIG Cymru www.dragqueenstoryhour.co.uk – Archebu lle
- Dydd Mercher 26ain – Trafodaeth banel hunaniaeth rhyw – Archebu lle
- Dydd Iau 27ain – Sesiwn drafod Amser LGBTea ‘Cuppa & Cake’, Ymunwch â chyfarfod MSTeams (11am), Ymunwch â chyfarfod MSTeams (3pm), Gŵyl Ffilm LGBT +, dan ofal Gwobr Iris (7pm & 9pm), Archebu lle
- Dydd Gwener 28ain – Noson Cwis LGBT GIG Cymru, Archebu lle
- Dydd Sadrwrn 29ain – Mae GIG Cymru yn cefnogi Pride Cymru, Diweddariadau Pride Cymru
Meddai Anna Bird, Cyfarwyddwr Cynorthwyol Partneriaethau Strategol, “Mae’r Bwrdd Iechyd yn Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Stonewall ers amser maith ac yn ddiweddar prynodd faneri enfys a llinynnau gwddf ar gyfer staff, gan atgyfnerthu ymrwymiad y bwrdd iechyd tuag at fod yn gyflogwr cynhwysol LGBT.
“Rydym yn falch o fod yn gweithio gyda sefydliadau eraill ledled Cymru i gefnogi Pride Cymru, ac rydym yn gobeithio y bydd staff ein bwrdd iechyd ein hunain yn cymryd rhan yn y ddau ddigwyddiad cenedlaethol, ond hefyd yn ein rhwydwaith staff ein hunain sef ENFYS.”
Dywed rhwydwaith ENFYS, “Dyma #YourPride #EichPrideChi. Ymunwch i ddangos cefnogaeth i’r gymuned LGBTQ + a dathlu’r amrywiaeth o fewn ein gweithlu GIG. ”
I gael mwy o wybodaeth am gadw’ch lle neu gymryd rhan yn unrhyw un o’r digwyddiadau hyn, e-bostiwch LGBT.historymonth@wales.nhs.uk
Os hoffech ddarganfod mwy am rwydwaith staff Hywel Dda ENFYS gallwch eu dilyn ar Twitter @HDdaLGBTQ.
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